The Elberta Fruit Farm of Ontario has always hired transient workers to pick its annual cherry crop. Janessa Wright, the farm manager, just received information on a cherry picking machine that is being purchased by many fruit farms. The machine is a motorized device that shakes the cherry tree, causing the cherries to fall onto plastic tarps that funnel the cherries into bins. Ms. Wright has gathered the following information to decide whether a cherry picker would be a profitable investment for the Elberta Fruit Farm: Currently, the farm is paying an average of $270,000 per year to transient workers to pick the cherries. The cherry picker would cost $660,000. It would be depreciated using the straight-line method and it would have no salvage value at the end of its 10-year useful life. Annual out-of-pocket costs associated with the cherry picker would be: cost of an operator and an assistant, $82,000; insurance, $4,000; fuel, $14,000; and a maintenance contract, $12,000. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor using tables. Required: 1. Determine the annual savings in cash operating costs that would be realized if the cherry picker were purchased. 2a. Compute the simple rate of return expected from the cherry picker. 2b. Would the cherry picker be purchased if Elberta Fruit Farm’s required rate of return is 18%? 3a. Compute the payback period on the cherry picker. 3b. The Elberta Fruit Farm will not purchase equipment unless it has a payback period of four years or less. Would the cherry picker be purchased? 4a. Compute the internal rate of return promised by the cherry picker. 4b. Based on this computation, does it appear that the simple rate of return is an accurate guide in investment decisions? just 1, 2a , 3a and 4a
The Elberta Fruit Farm of Ontario has always hired transient workers to pick its annual cherry crop. Janessa Wright, the farm manager, just received information on a cherry picking machine that is being purchased by many fruit farms. The machine is a motorized device that shakes the cherry tree, causing the cherries to fall onto plastic tarps that funnel the cherries into bins. Ms. Wright has gathered the following information to decide whether a cherry picker would be a profitable investment for the Elberta Fruit Farm:
- Currently, the farm is paying an average of $270,000 per year to transient workers to pick the cherries.
- The cherry picker would cost $660,000. It would be depreciated using the straight-line method and it would have no salvage value at the end of its 10-year useful life.
- Annual out-of-pocket costs associated with the cherry picker would be: cost of an operator and an assistant, $82,000; insurance, $4,000; fuel, $14,000; and a maintenance contract, $12,000.
Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor using tables.
Required:
1. Determine the annual savings in cash operating costs that would be realized if the cherry picker were purchased.
2a. Compute the simple
2b. Would the cherry picker be purchased if Elberta Fruit Farm’s required rate of return is 18%?
3a. Compute the payback period on the cherry picker.
3b. The Elberta Fruit Farm will not purchase equipment unless it has a payback period of four years or less. Would the cherry picker be purchased?
4a. Compute the
4b. Based on this computation, does it appear that the simple rate of return is an accurate guide in investment decisions?
just 1, 2a , 3a and 4a

![EXHIBIT 14B-2
Present Value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears; 1 r [ 1 - 1 ( 1 + r) n]
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3.630 3.546
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Periods 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25%
0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.917 0.909 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870 0.862 0.855 0.847 0.840 0.833 0.826 0.820 0.813 0.806 0.800
1.886 1.859 1.833 1.808 1.783 1.759 1.736 1.713 1.690 1.668 1.647 1.626 1.605 1.585 1.566 1.547 1.528 1.509 1.492 1.474 1.457 1.440
2.775 2.723 2.673 2.624 2.577 2.531 2.487 2.444 2.402 2.361 2.322 2.283 2.246 2.210 2.174 2.140 2.106 2.074 2.042 2.011 1.981 1.952
3.465 3.387 3.312 3.240 3.170 3.102 3.037 2.974 2.914 2.855 2.798 2.743 2.690 2.639 2.589 2.540 2.494 2.448 2.404 2.362
4.452 4.329 4.212 4.100 3.993 3.890 3.791 3.696 3.605 3.517 3.433 3.352 3.274 3.199 3.127 3.058 2.991 2.926 2.864 2.803 2.745 2.689
5.242 5.076 4.917 4.767 4.623 4.486 4.355 4.231 4.111 3.998 3.889 3.784 3.685 3.589 3.498 3.410 3.326 3.245 3.167 3.092 3.020 2.951
6.002 5.786 5.582 5.389 5.206 5.033 4.868 4.712 4.564 4.423 4.288 4.160 4.039 3.922 3.812 3.706 3.605 3.508 3.416 3.327 3.242 3.161
6.733 6.463 6.210 5.971 5.747 5.535 5.335 5.146 4.968 4.799 4.639 4.487 4.344 4.207 4.078 3.954 3.837 3.726 3.619 3.518 3.421 3.329
7.435 7.108 6.802 6.515 6.247 5.995 5.759 5.537 5.328 5.132 4.946 4.772 4.607 4.451 4.303 4.163 4.031 3.905 3.786 3.673 3.566 3.463
8.111 7.722 7.360 7.024 6.710 6.418 6.145 5.889 5.650 5.426 5.216 5.019 4.833 4.659 4.494 4.339 4.192 4.054 3.923 3.799 3.682 3.571
8.760 8.306 7.887 7.499 7.139 6.805 6.495 6.207 5.938 5.687 5.453 5.234 5.029 4.836 4.656 4.486 4.327 4.177 4.035 3.902 3.776 3.656
9.385 8.863 8.384 7.943 7.536 7.161 6.814 6.492 6.194 5.918 5.660 5.421 5.197 4.988 4.793 4.611 4.439 4.278 4.127 3.985 3.851 3.725
9.986 9.394 8.853 8.358 7.904 7.487 7.103 6.750 6.424 6.122 5.842 5.583 5.342 5.118 4.910 4.715 4.533 4.362 4.203 4.053 3.912 3.780
10.563 9.899 9.295 8.745 8.244 7.786 7.367 6.982 6.628 6.302 6.002 5.724 5.468 5.229 5.008 4.802 4.611 4.432 4.265 4.108 3.962 3.824
11.118 10.380 9.712 9.108 8.559 8.061 7.606 7.191 6.811 6.462 6.142 5.847 5.575 5.324 5.092 4.876 4.675 4.489 4.315 4.153 4.001 3.859
11.652 10.838 10.106 9.447 8.851 8.313 7.824 7.379 6.974 6.604 6.265 5.954 5.668 5.405 5.162 4.938 4.730 4.536 4.357 4.189 4.033 3.887
12.166 11.274 10.477 | 9.763 9.122 8.544 8.022 7.549 7.120 6.729 6.373 6.047 5.749 5.475 5.222 4.990 4.775 4.576 4.391 4.219 4.059 3.910
12.659 11.690 10.828 10.059 | 9.372 8.756 8.201 7.702 7.250 6.840 6.467 6.128 5.818 5.534 5.273 5.033 4.812 4.608 4.419 4.243 4.080 3.928
13.134 12.085 11.158 10.336 9.604 8.950 8.365 7.839 7.366 6.938 6.550 6.198 5.877 5.584 5.316 5.070 4.843 4.635 4.442 4.263 4.097 3.942
13.590 12.462 11.470 10.594 9.818 9.129 8.514 7.963 7.469 7.025 6.623 6.259 5.929 5.628 5.353 5.101 4.870 4.657 4.460 4.279 4.110 3.954
14.029 12.821 | 11.764 | 10.836 | 10.017 | 9.292 8.649 8.075 7.562 7.102 6.687 6.312 5.973 5.665 5.384 5.127 4.891 4.675 4.476 4.292 4.121 3.963
14.451 13.163 12.042 11.061 | 10.201| 9.442 8.772 8.176 7.645 7.170 6.743 6.359 6.011 5.696 5.410 5.149 4.909 4.690 4.488 4.302 4.130 3.970
14.857 13.489 12.303 | 11.272 10.371 9.580 8.883 8.266 7.718 7.230 6.792 6.399 6.044 5.723 5.432 5.167 4.925 4.703 4.499 4.311 4.137 3.976
15.247 13.799 12.550 11.469 10.529 9.707 8.985 8.348 7.784 7.283 6.835 6.434 6.073 5.746 5.451 5.182 4.937 4.713 4.507 4.318 4.143 3.981
15.622 14.094 | 12.783 | 11.654 10.675 9.823 9.077 8.422 7.843 7.330 6.873 6.464 6.097 5.766 5.467 5.195 4.948 4.721 4.514 4.323 4.147 3.985
15.983 14.375 13.003 | 11.826 10.810 9.929 9.161 8.488 7.896 7.372 6.906 6.491 6.118 5.783 5.480 5.206 4.956 4.728 4.520 4.328 4.151 3.988
16.330 14.643 13.211 | 11.987 10.935 10.027 9.237 8.548 7.943 7.409 6.935 6.514 6.136 5.798 5.492 5.215 4.964 4.734 4.524 4.332 4.154 3.990
16.663 14.898 | 13.406 | 12.137| 11.051 10.116 9.307 8.602 7.984 7.441 6.961 6.534 6.152 5.810 5.502 5.223 4.970 4.739 4.528 4.335 4.157 3.992
16.984 15.141 13.591 | 12.278 11.158 10.198 | 9.370 8.650 8.022 7.470 6.983 6.551 6.166 5.820 5.510 5.229 4.975 4.743 4.531 4.337 4.159 3.994
17.292 15.372 13.765 12.409 | 11.258 10.274 9.427 8.694 8.055 7.496 7.003 6.566 6.177 5.829 5.517 5.235 4.979 4.746 4.534 4.339 4.160 3.995
19.793 17.159 15.046 13.332 11.925 10.757 9.779 8.951 8.244 7.634 7.105 6.642 6.233 5.871 5.548 5.258 4.997 4.760 4.544 4.347 4.166 3.999
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